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Help me build a Crysis Comp

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November 23, 2008 4:12:54 PM

I have a very old computer and I need help getting it rdy to be a Crysis machine. I want to play online with absoulutlry NO CHOPPY GRAPHICS AKA Lag. I dont care how the graphics look as long as its smooth and i repeat NO LAG. I am going to link a site with my comp info on it

http://www.shopping.com/xPF-Compaq-Compaq-Presario-SR18...

I upgraded it with 2 1gb sticks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

My budget is around 330$- 360$

My monitor im buying is

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

With 5ms will it be good for crysis

Any advice will help... My tech level is low so talk slow and steady :D 

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November 23, 2008 4:15:50 PM

Also I forgot that i upgarded the graphics card to a Nvidia GEforce 8600GT with 1gb graphics memory
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November 23, 2008 5:11:11 PM

Where do i go to do that?
November 23, 2008 5:19:00 PM

What do i type in?
November 23, 2008 5:22:21 PM

if you can't work that out, you wont be able to build your own computer
its simple mercy that i wont tell you
November 23, 2008 5:26:02 PM

Wow my friends told me to ask the forums and noone has helped me
November 23, 2008 7:14:38 PM

Don bother buying a new monitor, it wont help with smoothness.

Get the best gfx card you can afford for that system and play at a low res and lowest settings and you may be ok. But be warned the game WILL look like crap, you will not even get smooth gfx at a farcry 1 standard.

If I was advising you, it would be to buy a FAST new machine with a good gfx card (4850,4870,260,280,4870x2), the pc you have now is ok for home office stuff but far too dated for the latest generation games.
November 23, 2008 7:23:03 PM

Official recommended specs:

OS – Windows XP / Vista
Processor – Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Memory – 2.0 GB RAM
GPU – NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar
November 23, 2008 8:55:42 PM

^^ Bad day? Some people are just a bit thick, I like to try to give the benefit of the doubt.
November 24, 2008 7:36:42 AM

Strangestranger did your balls fall off or something? You seem really angry :o 

Some people are just dumb (or illiterate, dependant on how offensive you wish to be).


Charper2013 - If you want to build your own PC you need to know how they go together. Strip and clean your rig, make sure you have a laptop or something spare in case you put it back together wrong :p 
As for running Crysis with no lag....forget it with that budget, its impossible.
I spent 3 times that and i can run most options on High. Ultra High does not work.

Ideally you need a 64 bit system, with a high end Quad Core processor, 4Mb RAM and ideally 2 high end Graphics card.
DOnt forget its pointless to buy all these without the right power input from your PSU, Cooling from your Fans and Case along with a Motherboard that can support and hold all these features.

Add to this a good Hard Drive, Optical Drives, Interfaces, Sound System and you have yourself a Crysis ready PC!

Provided you can build it that it.

Ask for money for Xmas pressies and get a prebuild off eBay if this seems daunting.
November 24, 2008 10:49:29 AM

How else do you expect to handle those Advanced Physics effects?!!!1
November 24, 2008 11:30:44 AM

My calculator has more than 4Mb of RAM!
November 24, 2008 11:39:17 AM

Is that metric or imperial......
November 24, 2008 11:44:39 AM

Lets play spot the bottleneck with my pr0 build :cry: 
November 24, 2008 12:00:10 PM

@strangestranger

4194304 bytes :D 

depeding on how you take a GB...

"The usage of the word "gigabyte" is ambiguous: the value depends on the context. When referring to RAM sizes and file sizes, it traditionally has a binary definition, of 10243 bytes. When referring to disk storage capacities and the transmission of data over telecommunication lines, it means exactly 10003 bytes, since the prefix "giga-" refers to 1000 "megas". In order to address this confusion, currently the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) promotes the use of the term "gibibyte" for the binary definition. This position is endorsed by other standards organizations including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CPIM) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

It is commonly abbreviated GB or Gbyte (not to be confused with Gb, which is used for a gigabit)."
November 24, 2008 2:40:27 PM

Trust in google, for he is wise: 4 megabits = 524 288 bytes
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